Policy Matters Ohio
 "To promote a more prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy" | |
| Formation | January 2000 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | economic policy |
| Location | |
Executive Director | Amy Hanauer |
| Affiliations | EARN, Demos, Apollo Alliance, Economic Policy Institute |
| Website | www.policymattersohio.org |
Policy Matters Ohio is an Ohio-based nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization founded in January 2000. Its research focuses on economic issues facing low- and middle-income workers in Ohio. Through research, advocacy, and media work, Policy Matters aims to promote fair economic development for all workers. [1] Policy Matters is a member of the Greater Cleveland Community Shares, and was honored as the "Member Organization of the Year" for 2008 [2]. The Nation Magazine called Policy Matters the "most valuable state or regional group" in the country, praising it as "intellectually rigorous, yet accessible in its approach." [3]
Policy Matters Ohio receives financial support from a number of foundations, organizations and individuals, including The Joyce Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation, the Sisters of Charity Foundation, the New World Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Heinz Endowment, the Open Society Institute, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, KnowledgeWorks, the Public Welfare Foundation and Greater Cleveland Community Shares.
Recent Policy Reports
Policy Matters has published over 260 reports on economic development, education, and sustainability. These are the most recent reports on these fields.
Economic Development
Paying More, Renting Debt[4] a report about the perils to consumers posed by the rent-to-own industry. Spending By Another Name[5] The 2009 Ohio tax expenditure report.
Education
Ohio's Initiative On Increasing Graduation Rates [6] a cost-benefit analysis of the recently cut state program to target at risk 9th grade boys, and increase their 10th grade promotion rates in an attempt to lower the high school dropout rate.
Leaders at Many Levels: Improving Schools Through Collaboration In Ohio [7]
The Pre-K Pinch: Early Education and the Middle Class[8] Outlines the difficulties facing families who cannot afford quality child-care, and documents the benefits of providing universal, voluntary Pre-K for three- and four-year-olds.
Learning from Ohio's best teachers: A homegrown model to improve our schools [9] Recommends that Ohio expand the Peer Assistance and Review program state-wide.
Analyzing Autism Vouchers in Ohio [10]
Staff
Amy Hanauer, Executive Director
Zach Schiller, Research Director
Piet Van Lier, Researcher
David Rothstein, Researcher
Wendy Patton, Researcher
Kahlil Huff, Communications Director
Pam Rosado, Outreach Coordinator
Amanda Woodrum, Policy Liason
Shanelle Smith, Apollo Alliance Organizer
Interns
Alexander Hurst, Amherst College 2012 Eric Lu, Harvard University 2012 Kevin Rinz, Northwestern University 2010 Austin Thompson, Howard University 2009 Mirela Turc, Case Western Reserve University 2011 Sapna Mehta, The Ohio State University 2008 Tim Kreuger, Cornell University 2008 Julie Van Wagenen, Ohio University 2010
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/aboutpmo.html
- ^ http://www.communityshares.org/pressreleases/powerlunch.html
- ^ http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/392577/most_valuable_progressives_of_2008?rel=hp_blogs_box
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/pdf/RentToOwn2009.pdf
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/OhioTaxExpenditures2009.htm
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/OhioGradRate2009.htm
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/LeadersAtManyLevels.htm
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/Pre-KPinch.htm
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/LearningFromOhiosBest.htm
- ^ http://policymattersohio.org/AnalyzingAutismVouchers.htm